Celebrating the infectious music of Ian Dury and the Blockheads, Reasons To Be Cheerful is a punk rock musical and gritty coming of age tale, which always leaves audiences shouting for more. Featuring Ian Dury and the Blockheads’ greatest hits including Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll, Sweet Gene Vincent, Spasticus Autisticus and Hit Me with your Rhythm Stick, this acclaimed show will fill Derby Theatre with raucous glee. Presented by Graeae Theatre Company in association with Belgrade Theatre Coventry. Using Graeae’s signature theatrical language, all of the performances seamlessly include British Sign Language, audio description and creative captioning.

Book: Paul Sirett

Music: Ian Dury and The Bloackheads

Director: Jenny Sealey

Runs: Tues 12th – Saturday 16th September 2017

https://www.derbytheatre.co.uk/reasons-be-cheerful